It is a direct and conscious attempt to prey on a common human impulse. Research has shown gambling rewires neural circuits in much the same way that drugs do. This is not lost on developers/publishers.

As Torval mentioned in another thread, the power of RNG and that "roll of the dice" is nothing new to the RPG genre.. It's the direct and deliberate "taxing" on that roll of the dice that makes this so disgusting for so many. You've taken the holy foundational grail of the classic RPGs, starting from the most basic of tabletops, and perverted the mechanic to fleece your customers for more cash. Not cool, guys.

Are you still government agents killing US citizens without trial or just cause who are trying to survive?

Not interested.

That's really not accurate. You're shooting heavily armed criminals and malcontents who are trying to profit off the misery around them, killing and looting for fun, and / or attempting to spread even more chaos to keep the city crippled.

Really because last time I checked you knew who the "criminals" and "malcontents" were by their clothing alone (like wearing a hoodie) and you even had to shoot unarmed people who weren't doing anything wrong in one mission.

Is this for real? Dude, it's a video game. It creates an environment to explain why the folks you're fighting deserve to be fought, which requires a certain suspension of disbelief, just like pretty much every video game, movie, or TV show ever.

I'm sure once they hit launch that those influential players will all be sure to have the interest of their fellow gamers in mind and WON'T look to exploit or manipulate in-game systems to harass or abuse other players, or to ensure their purchased advantages stay theirs. /Sarcasm